<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">‘Papi says it is wrong of parents to presume that they know better, or know more than their child does. They may be biologically older than their child, but in their experience as parents, they’re of the same age. So if I was his two-year-old daughter, he was my two-year-old father. And we were both learning and evolving together — he as my father and me as his daughter.’ All of us know Gulzar as a film-maker, screenplay and dialogue writer, lyricist par excellence, author and poet. Because He Is… presents a facet of the icon that none of us are aware of — as a father. In iridescent prose, his daughter, Meghna, documents his life, revealing the man behind the legend: in every way a hands-on father, who prepared her for school without fail every day, braiding her hair and tying her shoelaces, and who despite his busy career in cinema, always made it a point to end his workday at 4 p.m. because her school ended at that time, and who wrote a book for her birthday every year till she was thirteen. From her earliest memories of waking up in the morning to the strains of him playing the sitar to him writing the songs for her films now, Meghna presents an intimate portrait of a father who indulged her in every way and yet raised her to be independent and confident of the choices she made. She also records his phenomenal creative oeuvre, the many trials and tribulations of his personal and professional life, through all of which she remained a priority. Beautifully designed and illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, Because He Is… offers an incredible insight into the bond between a father and a daughter.</span><br></p>

<p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">The year was 1983. A cotton trader, still in his early thirties, began to dream big. His aspiration was to become an ‘industrialist’. The venture he was about to embark on was uncharted territory for him. He knew nothing about cement, limestone or anything remotely associated with it.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">In the era of Licence Raj, where everything from production to consumption was controlled by the government, Narotam Sekhsaria saw the huge potential in cement and its role in a growing nation. Trusting his instinct, he started Ambuja Cement and went on to create one of the most successful cement companies in the world.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">Told by the man himself, The Ambuja Story is a tale of grit, determination, honesty and integrity. For a cement company, it’s a unique case study that broke many stereotypes, such as cement production can’t be an environmental friendly activity, good cement can’t be cheaper and it’s difficult to market a product as boring as cement.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">Narotam Sekhsaria’s vision for Ambuja wasn’t just limited to financial success; he undertook community development around all Ambuja plants to a whole new level. Ambuja’s work in women empowerment, skill development, health and education created new benchmarks for the industry long before corporate social responsibility became mandatory in India.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;">The Ambuja Story</em>&nbsp;provides a new perspective on business and life, inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs to scale greater heights.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;"><br></p>

<p>Umra kuchh bhi ho, jab dil tootta hai toh dard bohot hota hai</p><p>Dil tootne ka dard, shabdon mein bayaan nahi kiya ja sakta hai. Anubhav kabhi soch</p><p>bhi nahi sakta tha ki Zoya se break-up ke baad kitna dard hoga, kitna woh tanhaiyi ki</p><p>andhere mein doobta chala jayega.</p><p>Par kismat bhi kya cheez hai-jab Anubhav apni life jeene ki koshish kar raha tha, Saloni</p><p>uski zindagi mein aa gayi. Jo baat kuchh messages se shuru huyi thi, who jaldi hi lambe</p><p>messages or late-night calls mein badal gayi. Dekhte-hi-dekhte, koi anjaan bahut</p><p>kareebi dost, aur phir jaan ban gayi.</p><p>Why Not Me? 2 ki kahani wahi se shuru hoti hai jahan Why Not Me? khatam huyi thi.</p><p>Iss kitab mein, Anubhav ke life mein upar-neech, choti-badi cheeze aur uske bade hone</p><p>ki kahani dekhne ko milti hai; jahan woh anpe saath-saath zindagi aur pyaar ko bhi</p><p>samajhta hai, apnaata hai.</p>

<p>One of India’s best-known judges, Justice Ahmadi was a true trailblazer. Chief Justice of India from 1994 to 1997, he was celebrated for being a‘Citizen’s Judge’ – he fiercely safeguarded fundamental rights, upheld the tenets of the Constitution,and advocated for the swift delivery of justice. Ahmadi rose from the mofussil courts of Ahmedabad to the top position in the Supreme Court in an extraordinary career that spanned three decades. He was involved in several of independent India’s most critical cases that have shaped our jurisprudence – from Bommai, which defined the limits of central authority over state governments, and T.N. Seshan, which demarcated the powers and composition of the Election Commission, to Indira Sawhney, which shaped reservation policies,and L.Chandra Kumar, which reinforced the independence of the judiciary and separation of powers with the executive. But it wasn’t just majority judgements that defined Ahmadi’s legacy; it was also his fearless dissenting voice. Whether challenging the government’s takeover of the disputed land in Ayodhya or rejecting the collegium system in the Second Judges case, he never shied from upholding his principles, even when it meant standing against the tide. In The Fearless Judge,a candid yet meticulously researched biography by his granddaughter, the journalist Insiyah Vahanvaty, readers are offered a rare glimpse into the career of a formidable judge.This intimate portrait, drawn from Justice Ahmadi’s private writings, speeches and family memories, is a journey through the corridors of power, the complexities of legal reasoning,and a startlingly honest account of a man who dared to speak truth to power no matter the consequences.</p><div><br></div>

<p>Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and</p><p>work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the</p><p>young women who trained in her laboratory.</p><p>For decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and</p><p>despite constant illness she travelled far and wide to share the secrets of radioactivity, a term she</p><p>coined. She is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.</p><p>Her ingenuity extended far beyond the laboratory walls; grieving the death of her husband, Pierre, she</p><p>took his place as professor of physics at the Sorbonne, devotedly raised two daughters, drove a van</p><p>she outfitted with x-ray equipment to the front lines of World War I, befriended Albert Einstein and</p><p>inspired generations of young women to pursue science as a way of life.</p><p>Approaching Marie Curie from a unique angle, Sobel navigates her remarkable discoveries and fame</p><p>alongside the women who became her legacy – from Norway’s Ellen Gleditsch and France’s</p><p>Marguerite Perry, who discovered the element francium, to her own daughter, Irene, a Nobel Prize</p><p>winner in her own right. Elements of Marie Curie deftly illuminates the trailblazing life and enduring</p><p>influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.</p>

<p>‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN</p><p>‘One of Britain’s greatest writers’ FINANCIAL TIMES</p><p>‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’ GUARDIAN</p><p>In this lyrical and revelatory memoir, Alan Garner, Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker,</p><p>reflects on the lifetime of learning and experience that has led him to become one of the best loved</p><p>British writers of our time.</p><p>In dazzling essays, poetry and stories, we trace the line of his life: from a working-class childhood in</p><p>the landscape of Cheshire during World War II, through a grammar school education and on to the</p><p>University of Oxford, and then home to see if he could become what he most desired: a writer.</p><p>We see the serendipitous moments that drove his course, from coming-of-age in a period of great</p><p>cultural change, to crossing paths with a famous mathematician while out long-distance running, to</p><p>the fateful day he chanced across Blackden, the medieval hall, miraculously located next to the giant</p><p>telescope at Jodrell Bank, that was to become his lasting home and the setting for Treacle Walker.</p><p>We also hear the influences and ideas that have shaped his work: his Grandfather Joseph and family</p><p>of craftsmen; the history, folklore and ancient landscape of Cheshire; a profound love of storytelling</p><p>across the ages and a sense of wonder for the ineffable magic of creativity.</p><p>As Garner tells us, a lifetime of working with a pen produces the powsels and thrums of research,</p><p>imagination and story. These oddments can be shaped into something more than its parts: a vivid</p><p>tapestry of a creative life that will inspire any reader, and what a celebration it is.</p><p>'Better than anyone else writing in English today' THE TIMES</p><p>‘A unique genius’ NEW STATESMAN</p><p>‘One of the most distinct and profound writers we have’ GUARDIAN</p>

<p>'Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave,</p><p>entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the</p><p>Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to</p><p>millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable' Rory Stewart</p><p>The deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media</p><p>company in contemporary Afghanistan.</p><p>Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, charts a</p><p>twenty-year effort to bring a free press to his country after years of Taliban rule, and how that effort</p><p>persists even after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.</p><p>In the heady early days of the American occupation, Mohseni returns to Kabul which he had last seen</p><p>as a child before the Soviet invasion. Casting about for ways to be involved in the dawn of a new</p><p>Afghanistan, Mohseni makes what seems like a quixotic decision to leave the comforts of a career in</p><p>international banking to start a Kabul radio station with his three siblings. This unlikely venture quickly</p><p>blossoms into a burgeoning television empire, bringing Mohseni and his family and employees into</p><p>sometimes uncomfortable contact with everyone who has a stake in the country – from the</p><p>government of Hamid Karzai to White House officials. Moreover, their radio and television networks</p><p>soon become a necessary beacon for millions of Afghans, who rely on them not just for independent</p><p>news but for joyful pleasures like soap operas and Afghan Star, a beloved national singing</p><p>competition in a country whose previous rulers had banned (and would again ban) music.</p><p>Mohseni’s position at Moby affords him unique insights into this extraordinary yet troubled country, the</p><p>youngest in the world outside of Sub-Saharan Africa, and his powerful account captures the spirit and</p><p>resilience of the Afghan people – notably the hundreds of men and women still working in Moby's</p><p>Kabul office today, who, once again under Taliban rule, create programs, report the news, and</p><p>educate the public.</p><p>Radio Free Afghanistan is a stunning, vibrant portrait of a nation in turmoil, poised between despair</p><p>and hope.</p>

<p>Ryan Gosling is so much more than a Hollywood heartthrob…</p><p>With unforgettable performances in critically acclaimed films such as Barbie, La La Land, Drive and The Notebook, Ryan’s versatility knows no bounds, but it’s his charisma, wisdom and joyful vulnerability that has rocketed him to superstardom.</p><p>Delving into Ryan’s extraordinary journey to fame and the invaluable lessons we can glean from his career, artistry, and life philosophy, The Book of Ryan is an essential companion for all self-acclaimed members of the Gos Squad.</p><p>If you need help finding your Drive, believing that you are Kenough, or simply want to flick through photos of your favourite feminist champion, this is the perfect book for you!</p>

<p>A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023</p><p>‘A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a</p><p>man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark on our age’ ADAM ZAMOYSKI</p><p>Winston Churchill followed his own star. He yearned to be ‘great’, to gain historical</p><p>immortality. And he did so through deeds and words: his actions as a soldier and politician,</p><p>gilded by his writings as a journalist and historian.</p><p>But Churchill’s path to greatness was also defined by the leaders he encountered along the way –</p><p>friends and foes, at home and abroad. Men of power such as Hitler and Mussolini, Roosevelt and</p><p>Stalin, David Lloyd George, Neville Chamberlain and Charles de Gaulle. And the haunting presence</p><p>of the adored father who had seen nothing of merit in his troublesome son. In these men Churchill</p><p>discerned greatness, or its absence, in ways that influenced his own career.</p><p>This book includes some whom Churchill would not have deemed ‘great’, but who – in our own day –</p><p>offer alternative mirrors of what that word might mean. Mahatma Gandhi, who infuriated Churchill by</p><p>exploiting the power of powerlessness. Clement Attlee, whose heretical vision of ‘Great Britain’ was</p><p>socialist and post-imperial. And his darling Clementine, channelling her ‘pinko’ sentiments to become</p><p>Winston’s essential helpmate and most devoted critic.</p><p>Mirrors of Greatness offers vivid new perspectives on Churchill’s life and work, showing how this</p><p>unique man – with dazzling gifts and jagged flaws – learned from his ‘great contemporaries’ and what</p><p>they saw in him.</p>

<p>In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.</p><p>Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy Brothers is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen’s love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (Maybe “Ed,” but never “Eddie”), written while still mourning his untimely death.</p><p>In his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers’ childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother—the kind of mom who admonished her boys to “always wear a suit” no matter how famous they became—a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behavior. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love.</p><p>"I was with him from day one,” Alex writes. “We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800 square foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming famous, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime."&nbsp;</p><p>There has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward’s life and death.&nbsp;</p><p>Brothers includes never-before-seen photos from the author’s private archives.</p>